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Make the most of your time with The Rough Guide to Romania, the ultimate guide to one of the most beautiful countries in Southeast Europe. The full-colour section introduces the country’s highlights, from the monumental Palace of Parliament in Bucharest to the majestic Bicaz gorges. Using informed accounts, clue-up on all the top sights from the marvellous wooden churches of Maramureş to the romantic Danube Delta and the best beaches of the black sea coast. The guide takes a detailed look at Romanian history, literature, politics and cultural life with expert background on everything from the painted Monasteries of Bucovina to hiking in the Carpathians. There are plenty of practical tips on bird-watching, information on all the best accommodation, transportation and restaurants and lively reviews of hundreds of shops, bars and clubs. Discover every corner of Romania with the clearest maps of any guide.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #137538 in Books
• Published on: 2008-06-02
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 496 pages

About the Author
Tim Burford studied languages at Oxford University. He first visited East-Central Europe in 1988 and has travelled widely in the region ever since. Dan Richardson started as an author at Rough Guides in 1984 and has travelled extensively in Russia and Eastern Europe.

Excerpted from The Rough Guide to Romania by Dan Richardson, Tim Burford. Copyright © 2001. Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved
WHEN TO GO The climate is pretty crucial in deciding where to go and when, since life can be literally at risk during winter unless you come fully equipped. Even in the capital, Bucharest, it’s not always easy to find hotel rooms where the heating functions properly and, in winter, temperatures regularly fall well below freezing. Conditions improve with spring, bringing rain and wildflowers to the mountains and the softest of blue skies over Bucharest, and prompting the great migration of birds through the Delta. By May the lowlands are warming up and you might well find strong sunshine on the coast before the hordes arrive in July. Summer or early autumn is the perfect time to investigate Transylvania’s festivals and hiking trails, and to see the Painted Monasteries of Bucovina, while flocks of birds again pass through the Delta towards the end of autumn.

Customer Reviews

What an adventure!
I found this book extremely useful during my two week tour of Romania via car. However the most frustrating thing was the difficulty in locating the original 'Dracula castle'. Its not very well described in the guide and none of the locals seem to know where it is either! (probably because they all think that the castle in Bran is the real thing)...
The comprehensive lists of pensions and restaurants is excellent and we sampled several that were recommended with highly pleasing experiences!

Out-of-date reviews, up-to-date book!
The tired old reviews complaining that the Rough Guide to Romania talks only about tired old hotels should be removed - the book has been updated and does give a fair picture of Romania today. I suspect the references to Hungarian culture are so noticeable because minority cultures are of particular interest to foreign visitors - of course the majority culture is covered and appreciated, but why bother saying 'this is a typically Romanian town' all the time??

This book paints a pretty dismal picture of Romania.
I've used this book for almost 3 years. Although it does provide a lot of useful information, I found it very negative about Romania in general. Accommodation and restaurants change a lot in Romania so it is difficult for this section to be accurate. Usually I'm a rough guide fan but in the case of Romania, I found the lonely planet much better.